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Mon 23rd May 2022 09:13

Episode 2: The Curiously Case of the Grumpy Goblin

by Johnson Piraat

As the day begins, I make my way with the goblin down to the bar. I acquire a bottle of rum for myself and a bottle of wine for the Goblin, whose name is Bogger. We find out from Bogger that there is a camp of goblins outside of town and we find out also from the local sheriff that there is a bounty on this group of individuals. We decide that we might need more help in this adventure. We make our way to the outskirts of town. Where we find the Golden Golem, a s Tavern on the outskirts of Vigo. Here we inquire of the bartender, whose name is Red, of any individuals looking for work. We find an individual by the name of McGruver, who is seeking his companion, a Falco McCloud. If we can assist McGruver in finding his friend, they may accompany us on our adventure. McGruver states that his friend is likely to be found in the outskirts of town in the wooded areas.
 
The group travels out of the town and after several hours of travel they make camp for the evening. McGruver and Uriah take the first watch because it is not a safe place to be. Several hours pass before they notice a rustling in the bushes and a thin translucent wire running from one tree to another. Uriah approaches the line and reaches out for it, touching it. As soon as Uriah touches the wire, the rustling in the bushes becomes louder. The two decide to wake up the others as this might be an issue. As the group stands around the campfire awaiting what is to happen next, a giant tree spider appears and is quite hungry. As the battle between the group and the spider ensues, Bogger attempts to escape. Only to be subdued by McGruver just on the outskirts the camp. Uriah and JK make several attempts to injure the spider and are quite successful but the beast is not yet dead. I rush over to assist McGruver only to find that I am now in the eyes of the spider. As the beast begins to lower itself towards me, I hear a whistle from the woods and a small reptilian beast comes out of nowhere. It lashes out at the spider killing it and devouring it piece by piece, moments later Falco McCloud, a ranger, appears from the woods. He introduces the reptile as his companion, Slippy, and after several minutes of speaking with Falco, he decides to join the group as well.
 
The rest of the evening goes on without a hitch. We all get the rest that we need and as we make our way deeper into the woods. We find ourselves ambushed by a large group of goblins. Bogged begins speaking with the goblins on our behalf trying to get them to take us to the king. We are then led to the Goblin King and find out that they are the egg snatcher Clan and that they are not willing to leave the area. I tried to talk with the king but Uriah and JK are planning an attack. Quickly and suddenly the goblin leader is taken down from a magical attack. Moments later the Goblins begin running in fear and Bogger informs us that the King has a pet. The pet is a very angry crocodile, who has just entered the cave through a lagoon and is not very happy because we killed his master.

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